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| Spyridon:
Black and grey are now masked off and the cab is ready for the blue paint. |
| Spyridon:
Did the first coat of blue today, but it didn't go to well. First the paint was too thick and I was just getting splatters out of the gun. I added more water and still the same. Did this two more times and finally got a good spray pattern. The problem was that at this point, it was too watery. It's only the first coat and I was planning on lightly sanding after this coat as well so I'm not too upset. I may just need to do some more sanding than planned and maybe need a third coat. Hopefully I can figure out the water to paint ratio and get it right for the next coat. (still learning) Here is the paint I used: The good news is that the color looks great. The paint codes were provided by a KLOV user that had gotten it computer matched. Another issue I see is where I had used the blue painters tape to mask off when I painted the black. It must have left some residue behind as I can see exactly where it was all around the cab. Sanding it down should fix it. |
| Spyridon:
While the paint was drying, I went back to work on the monitor. First order of business was to add some jumpers around the cracked area. I used a combination of methods that had been suggested. I used one of the left over legs from one of the caps for the short jump and some 30 gauge wire for the longer one. Here is the wire I used: and here is the board with the jumpers: Does it look okay? I also picked up some loctite glue and added it to the cracked area on the component side. It should be strong enough to just make sure it doesn't crack anymore. |
| Spyridon:
Next step was to replace the broken width coil. I ordered a replacement from Bob Roberts: To remove the old coil, I used a dril to remove the rivets that were holding it in place. Here is the new one in place. Old one is still attached. Next I have to swap the wires and I'm good to go. |
| Spyridon:
New coil has been soldered in. Chasis has been put back together. I need to pull the pictures to make sure I've got everything back together. |
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